Storyline
The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit's attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
Directors
Cast
James Badge Dale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kwasi Songui, Ben Kingsley, Mark Camacho, Larry Day, Jean-Marie Montbarbut, Karl Graboshas, Harry Standjofski, Sergio Di Zio, Patricia Tulasne, Clément Sibony, Ben Schwartz, Steve Valentine, Philippe Soucy, Chris Cavener, Melantha Blackthorne, Rebecca Croll, Stuart Fink, Jason Blicker, Charlotte Le Bon, Philippe Hartmann, Jason Deline, Mizinga Mwinga, Benedict Samuel, Rosaruby Kagan, Kent McQuaid, Daniel Harroch, Guillaume Baillargeon, Émilie Leclerc, Mark Trafford, Inka Malovic, Lucas Ramacière, Martin Lefebvre, Philippe Bertrand, Laurence Deschênes, Jean-Robert Bourdage, Sylvie Lemay, Sasha Dominique, Soleyman Pierini, Jade Kindar-Martin, Patrick Baby, Marie Turgeon, Catherine Lemieux, Denis Michaud, Serge Boulianne, Maxime Paradis, Vlad Stokanic, Guido Grasso Jr., César Domboy, Joel Rinzler, Harvey Diamond, Sylvain Landry, Robert D'Alessio, Doug Price, Yanik Ethier, Vittorio Rossi, Darrell Lee-Izeard, Adam Bernett, Massimo Cannistraro, Karl Werleman, Leif Anderson, Trevor Botkin, Gara Nlandu, Stephen Walters
Trailer
Reviews
100
Zemeckis turns the event into a kind of blockbuster Cinéma Pur – an almost avant-garde game of composition, movement and perspective, exhilaratingly attuned to form and space. ("Mad Max": Fury Road did the same.) The camerawork is subtle and meticulous, the 3D head-spinningly well-applied.
90
Almost magically, The Walk transforms itself into a beguiling caper movie, full of comic energy and nimble ingenuity.
90
What Zemeckis delivers here is an entirely different brand of spectacle from that which audiences have come to expect from recent studio tentpoles, sharing a true story so incredible it literally must be seen to be believed, as opposed to imaginary feats full of impossible CG creatures.
83
When you're watching something Zemeckis made, anything can happen, and reality is up for grabs. In this case, he's used his powers for good, and the end result is stirring and spectacular at times, with a devastating, if subtle, final line of dialogue.
80
Zemeckis reminds us that it’s in the service of reality, rather than fantasy, that digital technology is often most potent.
